Chapter 64: The two armies confront
The Xiongnu were a group of nomadic people in the ancient Mongolian desert and steppe, most of whom lived in the Gobi Desert and originally established their state on the Mongolian Plateau.
The Xiongnu were a nomadic tribe that arose around the 3rd century BC, and the heyday of the Xiongnu state lasted from 209 BC to 128 BC.
In 215 BC, during the reign of Qin Shi Huang, he was expelled from the Yellow River Loop. The Eastern Han Dynasty was divided, the Southern Xiongnu entered the Central Plains, and the Northern Xiongnu moved from Mobei to the Hexi Corridor, which experienced about 300 years in the middle.
Since the sixth year of Emperor Yuanguang of the Han Dynasty (129 BC), it began to be attacked by the army of the Han Dynasty, and in the sixth year of the Yuanshuo of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (123 BC), the Xiongnu withdrew the main force to the Mobei region, and by the fourth year of the Yuanzhan of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (119 BC), the Xiongnu State had completely withdrawn from the Monan region.
In the first year of Emperor Jingning of the Han Yuan Dynasty (33 B.C.), the Xiongnu King Hu Han Xie asked the Han for marriage, Wang Zhaojun went out of the plug to marry the Xiongnu Shan Yu, the Huns had returned to Monan, and the two sides took the Great Wall as the boundary according to the agreement of the Han Yuan Emperor Yongguang in the first year (43 B.C.); In the 22nd year of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty (46 AD), the Xiongnu were attacked by the Wuhuan people and moved north for 80 years, and the Xiongnu had been living in Monan.
In 91 AD, the Han army was defeated at Jinwei Mountain (now Altai Mountain), and the main force of the Northern Xiongnu left Central Asia. Subsequently, the Xianbei people in northern China became strong and gradually occupied the homeland of the Xiongnu, and the five or six hundred thousand Xiongnu people "all called themselves Xianbei".
And the Southern Xiongnu, after civil strife, Yu Fuluo was named the king of the Southern Xiongnu last year, and then has been focusing on development and gathering people's hearts, but after all, the rise of Xianbei has compressed the development space of the Southern Xiongnu step by step! If Uvro wants to rise and restore the glory of the past, then this war is an opportunity.
300,000 is already the limit of the Huns, and this battle is not allowed to fail!
Changan!
Xi Zhicai rushed into the general's mansion in a hurry, and when he saw Yang Xu, he hurriedly said: "Lord, as expected, Yu Fuluo mobilized 300,000 troops, and the soldiers pointed directly at Chang'an!" ”
"Three hundred thousand!" Yang Xu frowned! This is really unexpected, I didn't expect that last time Wei Yan wiped out a thousand cavalry, he stabbed the hornet's nest, and this time he poured out of the nest!
Yang Xu paced, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Where do you say the Xiongnu will attack from?" ”
"The Hun cavalry is not good at attacking the city, so they will not storm Hangu Pass, they should go around Hanoi, cross the Weishui, and attack Linjin, and the Huns are scattered, and if they lose the banner of Yufuluo, they will have no combat power, so they will not divide the troops!"
"How many soldiers and horses are there in Linjin now?"
"Xu Huang's 50,000 heavy cavalry, plus Wei Yan's 40,000 spearmen!"
"Pass the order, order Xu Huang Wei Yan to take strict precautions, Huang Zhong mobilized 20,000 heavy archers, gathered in Linjin, I rashly 10,000 chariots, 30,000 cavalry, rushed to Linjin, to the side of Weishui, so that the Huns have no return!"
"My lord, the total number of our army is only 130,000, will it be too little? And it should be defended according to the city, and the field battle is not good for our army! Xi Zhicai was a little worried.
"There are not many noble soldiers, the Hun soldiers, and only 50,000 wolf cavalry are considered elite, and the others are just scattered soldiers, and they will collapse at the first touch, so there is no need to worry! Linjin City is small, there is no room for a large army to fight, we are only outside, dignified to defeat the Huns, on the side of Weishui, I want the Huns to have no return! ”
Xi Zhicai didn't say much, took the order and left!
In half a day, the entire Chang'an was also mobilized.
"Brother Xu, are you going to war?" Diao Chan looked at Yang Xurong and asked.
"The Huns invaded south, and I had to go into battle!" Yang Xu glanced at Cai Yan again, "Remember, pay more attention to your body, I will come back before the child is born!" ”
Cai Yannunu's mouth was full of words, and he wanted to say something but didn't say it.
"Brother Xu, be careful on the battlefield, the sword has no eyes!" Diao Chan instructed again.
"Don't worry!" Yang Xu smiled lightly and said, "Then I'll go!" ”
"Hmm!" Diao Chan nodded!
Yang Xu smiled and strode away.
Weishui, originating from Wurat Mountain, merges into the Yellow River from Tongguan County, flows through Linjin, this winter is particularly cold, and the slow-flowing river surface has a thick layer of ice, which can be used by people and horses!
It was originally a heavenly slash in the east, but now it has become a thoroughfare!
The two armies are in formation here!
"Xu Huang, this time you will lead the three armies, and Chen Gong will be the military advisor!" Yang Xu said to Xu Huang, he also had to be like this, now the command attribute is too low, the loss of soldiers will increase, and now he is twice as small as the Huns, and he can't afford to be negligent!
"My lord! This" Xu Huang was puzzled and puzzled.
"I'd rather just be a general charging into battle, stabbing the Huns in his hand, than sit in a big tent and watch the battle!" Yang Xu said vaguely.
"Yes! Lord! Xu Huang didn't object. Then he ordered: "The whole army is encamped!" Bury the pot and make rice! ”
At the same time, they also began to build various fortifications, repel horses, trap pits, etc.!
"How will you fight tomorrow?" Yang Xu asked Chen Gong beside him.
"Tomorrow will only be a tentative attack! Send 5,000 cavalry to storm the Hun camp first! ”
"Huns! This time, Yu Fuluo personally led the army, and the order was passed down, who could behead him, the official was promoted to three levels, and the bounty was 1,000 taels! Yang Xu looked at the Hun camp opposite and said.
"Yes!"
And at this time in the account of the king of the Huns.
Zhang Ji knelt down, his whole body trembling.
"What about the people you sent out, and what about the families who said they had descended?" Huvro was furious.
"King, my subordinates originally contacted old friends, but they were all afraid of Yang Xu's prestige and were unwilling to surrender!" There is another Zhang who did not dare to say, that is, the family was unwilling to surrender to the Huns, the biggest reason was that they did not want to rebel against the Han Dynasty, and they could not let future generations leave an infamy for thousands of years.
"Rubbish! Pull it out and cut it! Yu Fuluo scolded, and was angry for a while, and ordered left and right.
"Father, no!" But it was Liu Bao who came out to intercede, "Father, the two armies are fighting, and it is not good to kill the generals, and Zhang Ji is also rough and strategic, wouldn't killing him make the world laugh!" ”
"Spare your life, my lord!" Zhang Ji also cried at this time, "If the king spares my life, I will definitely assist the king!" ”
"King, the two armies have met at the moment, and a battle is inevitable, and now we should be thinking about how to win the battle!" Zuo Xian Wang Hu Chuquan also persuaded loudly.
"According to the report from the sentry horseman, Yang Xu only dispatched 130,000 military horses this time, and we are more than twice as many as him! If the whole army is pressed tomorrow, one blow will be successful! Yu Fuluo ignored Zhang Ji for the time being, and said as if asking.
"It is not unreasonable for the whole army to go together, first, Yang Xu actually gave up the city to defend and fight in the field with our army, which is beneficial to our army, and second, our army does not have much food and grass, so it should be a quick battle, but it is best to send an army to test it first and find out the enemy's combat strength!" Hu Chuquan suggested.
"Okay, that's it!" Yu Fuluo immediately agreed, as for Zhang Ji, "Go down first, and allow you to make meritorious contributions!" ”